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As I Roved Out
Traditional - may be Irish. This has become quite a popular song at the pubs and bardics. I introduce it as a song about a young man looking for a one night stand and a girl who is looking for a commitment. The chords follow the same progression throughout and are easy to transpose: Em/D, Am/G, etc.Dm C
And who are you, me pretty fair maid
Dm C
And who are you, me honey?
Dm C
And who are you, me pretty fair maid
Dm C
And who are you, me honey?
Dm C
She answered me quite modestly, "I am me mother's darling."Chorus:
Dm C
With me too-ry-ah Fol-diddle-diddle-dah
Dm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh.
And will-a ye come to me mother's house,
When the sun is shining clearly ( repeat )
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
And divil 'o one would hear us.So I went to her house in the middle of the night
When the moon was shining clearly ( repeat )
She opened the door and she let me in
And the divil o’ one did hear us.She took-a me horse by the bridle and the bit
And she led-a him to the stable ( repeat )
"There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
To eat it if he's able."Then she took-a me by the lily-white hand
And she led-a me to the table ( repeat )
"There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
To drink it if you're able."Then I got up and made-a the bed
And I made it nice and aisy ( repeat )
Then I got up and I laid her down
Saying "Lassie, are you able?"And there we lay till the break of day
And the divil o’ one did hear us ( repeat )
Then I arose and put on me clothes
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you."And when will you return again
And when will we get married ( repeat )
When broken shells make Christmas bells
We might as well get married.
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